Tāne-rore

The son of Hine-raumati and Rā, the Sun. The shimmering appearance of heated air in midsummer is called "The Dancing of Tāne-rore," and when it was first seen, they said Kua tu te haka a Tāne-rore, "the dancing of Tāne-rore has commenced." It is personified in Pare-arohi.